How to make wax

Today, beeswax is sometimes used in car waxes, but it is typically used more in furniture wax and polishes. You can make your own wax very easily, my ancestors made it on the plantation on Cape Cod, it’s a relatively simple process and fun too.

First you need a couple of pots for boiling and a pot of hot water. Liquid beeswax furniture polish is simple, use a quarter cup of ivory soap, a quarter pound of beeswax, 1 cup of turpentine, and a half cup of water. Dissolve the soap in hot water, put the shaved wax in the turpentine and then slowly melt, then pour the soap mixture into the mixture and stir with a wooden spoon, once well stirred pour it into a glass jar and you have it, very easy. Beeswax cream furniture polish, which can also be used in cars with a smaller amount of turpentine, is made by using and mixing a quarter pound of beeswax, 2 cups of turpentine, a quarter cup of soap Ivory liquid, 1 cup of warm to boiling water and a quarter cup of pine oil. The only difference is that you have to make sure that all of the beeswax dissolves first and cools down, then mixes it with the warm soapy water until it freezes and then reheat and dissolve. If you reduce the turpentine content, you can also use it in your car. Keep it smooth and it works well.

Although I am a supporter of Carnauba car wax for its ease of use, but from a realistic protection point of view, carnauba only lasts for three months, while melted beeswax could last a bit longer. To polish solid beeswax furniture, which is preferred by the antique dealers we place on the back roads of NH, VT, and Maine, all you need to do is use equal amounts of linseed oil, beeswax, and turpentine. The finished product is golden brown, transparent and looks rich in content. You now have the smell of lemon oil in the furniture polish, which can be easily added to the boiling water during the process.

There are plenty of good car waxes that you wouldn’t put on surfboards, furniture, or statues. Wax is also found in the human ear. There are two different types and your genetics dictate which one you have. Most plants also have a thin protective layer of wax. Most fruit and citrus trees and vegetable plants have wax in the fruits, leaves, and vegetables they produce and eat. Many animals and even some fish also produce waxes organically. Other components of wax are found in minerals and petroleum products and distillates.

There are Polymeric or synthetic, manufactured by man in various types of waxes. We actually get waxes from a variety of sources. The Carnauba we are talking about is a wax preferred by many retailers. Carnauba wax is found in the leaves of the carnauba palm trees. The best Carnauba wax comes in my opinion from the Palms of Brazil. You can see good carnauba wax by the water droplets you see when detailing your car. Candelilla wax comes from a plant that grows in parts of Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Guatemala, and sometimes in the southwestern United States. It is a brown wax and not only do people use it in cars, but it is also used in phonograph records, floor dressings, and candles. Although it is the main component of candle wax, it is normally mixed with other waxes in the candles that we use in our homes.